It’s come a long way from the cream, embossed programme and cash box-office that launched the National Arts Festival in 1974, but the 2024 National Arts Festival programme has gone live at https://nationalartsfestival.co.za and is available for browsing online and conveniently and securely bookable from the couch! One thing that hasn’t changed is that the Festival is still a space…
As the National Arts Festival commemorates fifty years, the Curated Programme reflects on universal themes that rang true at the founding of the Festival and all subsequent editions, and interrogates the urgency of distinct challenges particular to the here and now. What started as a showcase of some 60 works in an attempt to preserve…